切る
  きる
  suffix
  Godan verb with `ru' ending
  transitive verb
  to cut
  to cut through
  to perform (surgery)
  see: 縁を切る
  to sever (connections, ties)
  to turn off (i.e. the light)
  see: 電話を切る
  to terminate (i.e. a conversation)
  to hang up (the phone)
  to disconnect
  to punch (a ticket)
  to tear off (a stub)
  to open (something sealed)
  to start
  to set (a limit)
  to do (something) in less or within a certain time
  to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.)
  see: 値切る
  to reduce
  to decrease
  to discount
  to shake off (water, etc.)
  to let drip-dry
  to let drain
  to cross
  to traverse
  to criticize sharply
  to act decisively
  to do (something noticeable)
  to go first
  to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
  to turn (a vehicle)
  to curl (a ball)
  to bend
  to cut
  to shuffle (cards)
  to dismiss
  to sack
  to let go
  to expulse
  to excommunicate
  to dig (a groove)
  to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
  see: 切り札
  to trump
  (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone)
  [also written as 鑽る]
  to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
  to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
  suffix
  Godan verb with `ru' ending
  see: 疲れきる
  [after the -masu stem of a verb]
  to finish
  to complete
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